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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Paperback - 1989 - 1st Edition
by Paul Kennedy
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With 200,000 hardcover copies in print, this book has received worldwide attention. Kennedy explains how the various world powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in Western Europe.
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Details
- Title The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
- Author Paul Kennedy
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 704
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
- Date 1989
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1541
- ISBN 9780679720195 / 0679720197
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1.3 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects History, Modern, Economic history
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 88040123
- Dewey Decimal Code 909.82
From the publisher
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About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe.
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Citations
- Newsweek, 07/13/2009, Page 57
- Publishers Weekly, 11/18/1988, Page 0